The Riverside Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 22 points or more this season. They took their game on the road on Monday with ease, bagging a 48-17 victory over Columbia. Given Riverside's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 118th in Oregon, while Columbia is ranked 315th in Washington), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Riverside was led to victory by Justein Tido and Crystal Sanchez. Tido scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and three steals, while Sanchez scored 18 points along with six steals. Sanchez is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season.
Riverside has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Columbia, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Riverside will head out on the road to face off against McLoughlin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Columbia, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Non Varsity Opponent at 6:00 p.m.
